Bethany Christian Services is making a major policy reversal, announcing it will no longer place children with same-sex couples — a significant shift from the direction the agency took five years ago.
When Bethany first announced it would allow children to be placed with gay couples, the decision drew intense criticism from many within the Christian community. Now, the agency is walking that back entirely.
In an official press release, the organization stated: “The Board of Directors has voted to take steps to clarify and reinforce the Christian faith commitments and beliefs that have shaped our work for more than 80 years.”
The move signals a return to the agency’s traditional, faith-based adoption policies that defined its work for decades before the earlier policy change.
